Thursday, January 17, 2008

10 Uses for Coffee Filters

Use Coffee Filters to:

1. Diffuse the flash on a camera. When you’re taking a close-up, soften the brightness by placing a coffee filter over the flash.

2. Strain wine from a bottle with a broken cork. Place the filter over a pitcher or a carafe and slowly pour the wine into it.

3. Serve popcorn or other snacks. The filters act as disposable bowls, so there's no dishwashing.

4. Make yogurt dip. Use a rubber band to secure a paper coffee filter over the mouth of a deep cup or jar. Slowly pour 8 ounces of plain yogurt onto the filter. Let drain for one hour. In a bowl, mix the thickened yogurt with 1 small minced garlic clove, 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, and salt and pepper to taste. Serve with crackers.

5. Heat up leftovers in the microwave. Use a filter as the protective covering over a bowl or a plate.

6. Prevent soil from draining out of flowerpots. When repotting, place a filter at the bottom, over the drainage hole, then add the soil.

7. Prevent scuffs and scratches on fine china. Use flattened coffee filters as spacers when you stack your dishes.

8. Protect hands from Popsicle drippage. Slide the wooden stick of an ice pop through a coffee filter so your hands stay mess-free.

9. Serve pita sandwiches. A circular filter is the perfect size for carrying a sandwich on the go.

10. Clean windows and glass when youre out of paper towels. Coffee filters leave no lint or other residue.

Monday, January 07, 2008

Uses for ChapStick® Lip Balm

1. Stop bleeding while shaving. Dab on some ChapStick if you nick yourself.

2. Prevent car battery corrosion. Smear ChapStick on clean car battery terminals.

3. Lubricate a zipper. Rub ChapStick along the teeth of the zipper to make it zip smoothly.

4. Moisturize skin. Rubbing ChapStick on your face protects the skin from windburn while snow skiing.

5. Remove a ring stuck on a finger. Coat finger with ChapStick and slide the ring off.


6. Lubricate nails and screws. Nails and screws rubbed with ChapStick will go into wood more easily.

7. Groom a mustache or eyebrows. A little ChapStick will keep the ends of a mustache waxed together and keep bushy eyebrow hairs in place.

8. Shine leather shoes. In a pinch, rub ChapStick over the leather and buff with a dry, clean cloth.

9. Lubricate furniture drawers and windows. Rub ChapStick on the casters of drawers and windows so they slide open and shut easily.

10. Prevent hair coloring from dying your skin. Rub ChapStick along your hairline before coloring your hair.